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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa
Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of a teenage boy and the attempted kidnapping of a 13 year-old girl. The kidnappers demanded just over $100,000 (1.5 million rand) worth of Bitcoin in exchange ...
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ICOs banked $13B with ‘little work, accountability, or transparency,’ report
Ethereum's ICO process has earned token founders estimated combined profits of $12.8B, made entirely of cryptocurrency created ...
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Oil behemoths join Shell and friends on energy trading blockchain
A host of new petrochemical and oil giants – including Chevron, Total, and Reliance – are joining the likes of Shell ...
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Ethereum devs delay Constantinople hard fork due to security fears
Core Ethereum developers have delayed the scheduled Constantinople upgrade after a code audit revealed it introduced new ...
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An introduction to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools
Ever wondered about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining pools? In this article Hard Fork takes a top level look at what they'e ...
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BBC News website spoofed by Bitcoin scammers
Scammers have found a new way to use seemingly legitimate BBC News websites to mine Bitcoin.
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Anonymous Bitcoin miners are taking over the network
"Unknown," anonymous Bitcoin miners are now validating more blocks than anyone else on the network, as Bitmain's influence ...
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Israel shipping giant opens its blockchain after successful trial
Israel's largest shipping firm is opening up its blockchain to all of its clients of specific trades following a successful ...
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Long-serving cryptocurrency exchange forced offline, hackers blamed
One of the internet’s longest serving cryptocurrency exchanges, Cryptopia, claims to have suffered a debilitating hack, ...
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Bittrex launches peer-to-peer trading service for high rollers
The US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex has just launched an over-the-counter trading desk which will see cryptocurrency ...
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Surprise – the 3 biggest cybersecurity threats are all cryptocurrency miners
Cybersecurity analysts ranked supposedly neutral Monero-mining script CoinHive the number one malware threat for the 13th ...
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$950K Bitcoin ransom paid but US businessman still missing
An American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. ...
